Whether you are the buyer or the seller of property, one of you is going to be paying SARS - be sure to clarify before you enter into the sale exactly who is liable for what.

When planning to buy property in South Africa, you need to be aware of the costs involved ahead of your property search. Here we outline the main costs, which vary depending on a number of factors.

A short guide by our Conveyancing Attorneys outlining the costs associated with selling your property in South Africa.

Ensure that you understand all the terms of the sale agreement before signing the contract. Here is a guideline to explain the terms and process.

I have a buyer who wants to purchase my shares in a residential property owning company to avoid paying transfer duty. Can this be done and is this a loophole that SARS has not closed?

Before a Conveyancer may proceed to transfer a property from an estate to an heir the following information must be ascertained.

The Office of the Chief Registrar of Deeds is piloting a project to facilitate an Electronic Deeds Registration System (e-DRS).

The new Property Practitioners Act aims to better regulate and monitor processes, and has been heralded by estate agents as a vast improvement on the Estate Agency Affairs Act.

While there are many factors that influence property buyers’ preferred investment, as experienced property lawyers we’ve selected a few points that are commonly considered by when purchasing property.